Personality and values Welcome to ‘Personality and Values’, one of several ‘Futures’ workbooks, which help you choose and prepare a career route after graduation. Like the other workbooks in the series you can dip in and out doing the exercises which are most relevant to you. You might want to include the exercises or the output in your personal development plan or e-portfolio The aim of this workbook is to help you to clarify or identify your personality type and work values as a step toward choosing work thaAuthor(s): Leeds Metropolitan University

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Ray Russell Inaugural Lecture "A life in music..." Visiting Professor, Ray Russell delivered his inaugural lecture on Thursday 25 March in Gandhi Hall. Ray's lecture, entitled 'A Life in Music' covered highlights from his 40-year career in the music industry ranging from his first professional job with the John Barry Seven to working with Tina Turner and on classic television theme tunes including Bergerac and A Touch of Frost. The lecture was delivered in a unique format that saw Ray backed by a band including his sons, Charlie and George, on bAuthor(s): Leeds Metropolitan University

Work Experience for Employability: Preparing for Work Experience Work experience is any time spent with an employer increasing your skills and knowledge. This could be a year long placement or internship where you might complete a specific project and work in a variety of departments or a period of a few weeks where you can sample the sector/industry that you are interested in. Some students use the Christmas and Easter vacations for work experience placements or you might spend one day 'shadowing' someone at work. But work experience can still usefully be gaAuthor(s): Leeds Metropolitan University

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Employability Resource Pack These resources are self contained activities which form part of a larger resource called the Employability Resource Pack. The activities range from self directed surveys to identify career and skills goals to CV preparation, interviews and various employability skill such as communication skills. The context of the activities is set in the physical sciences but which can very easily be adapted for use in any context.Author(s): Della Grice, Paul Chin, Tina Overton, UK Physical

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Information Skills This module offers a comprehensive course in information and library skills which will enable you to study independantly and effectively. Such skills are transferable, they will not only be useful throughout your studies but also in the workplace.Author(s): Staffordshire University

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Climatic and Oceanic Influences on Human Ecology The Module is organised around three parts, namely, Oceanography and Climatology/ Meteorology’. In the third part we shall study Climate Change in some detail – what the research currently tells us, and the intervention of human agency. Each part is broken into several units which build sequentially and progressively, and earlier ones have concepts and content which will be revisited from time-to-time and in increasing complexity. Given the essential connectedness of environmental systems, cAuthor(s): University of Exeter

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Manage and prepare payroll data This learning object covers the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to establish payroll management procedures, prepare payroll data and authorise payment of salaries. Learners complete project tasks for a simulated business (ValleyView Publishing) or a real workplace. ValleyView Publishing has purchased new payroll software and a new manual detailing payroll services, orientation and procedures is needed.Author(s): No creator set

Employability Resource Pack These resources are self contained activities which form part of a larger resource called the Employability Resource Pack. The activities range from self directed surveys to identify career and skills goals to CV preparation, interviews and various employability skill such as communication skills. The context of the activities is set in the physical sciences but which can very easily be adapted for use in any context.Author(s): Della Grice, Paul Chin, Tina Overton

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Using feedback from assessment Plan for a self directed workshop intended for level 1/2/3 undergraduates leading to an understanding of degree classifications. Evaluating feedback and individual reflection on skills with a view to improvement.Author(s): Judith Tillson,Staffordshire University

Employability Resource Pack The UK Physical Sciences Centre at the University of Hull have created an online employability resource pack which can be imported into Blackboard, WebCT(Vista) and Moodle. The resource provides activities for students to help them develop skills and how to apply for jobs. Each zip file can be uploaded into the respective VLE but there is a meta data file embedded in the zip files which much be removed first. Information about this is found in the VLE README file. The other files in this sectionAuthor(s): UK Physical Sciences Centre

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International E-communication Exchange module Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) has an ongoing e-learning programme integrated into its Criminology degree routes. This International E-communication Exchange (IEE) forms part of this and welcomes collaboration from partnered institutions that have similarity in their degree programmes.
The core focus is on the criminal justice system, its organizational components and processes, and its legal and public policy contexts.
This collaborative exchange enables students to interpret anAuthor(s): Dr Helen Jones, Manchester Metropolitan University

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Skills and Personal Qualities (Careers) In this activity students will find answers to questions such as:
What are my strengths?
How would I describe my personality?
What skills do I need to build on for my career?
The activity is designed to be reflective, and to encourage students to consider their skills and attributes from all aspects of their lives, enabling them to assess or reassess their career aspirations in a realistic manner, and make effective job applications.
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Little Book of Enterprise Editor’s Forward:
We hope you enjoy this “little book” and fi nd it useful. We believe that enterprise skills can be learnt, and by improving your enterprise skills, increase your potential for creating and identifying
opportunities. As a student you have many opportunities to develop your enterprise skills further at Leeds Metropolitan University. This
book is a guide to some of the resources and activities here at the University to help develop and maximise your talents. This Little
Author(s): Maria Jemicz

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I started in Cov - Jeremy Vine Jeremy is a British journalist and news presenter for the BBC. He is known for his direct interview style and exclusive reporting from war-torn areas throughout Africa. He is the current host of the BBC Radio 2 program, Jeremy Vine, which presents news, views, and interviews with live guests. He began his journalistic career in Coventry, working for the Coventry Evening Telegraph.Author(s): No creator set

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Intern Yourself into a Career Pam Cooper of the ISU Career Center and a panel of Illinois State students discuss internships.Author(s): No creator set

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College of Fine Arts Alumni Hall of Fame 19 Alumni are recognized for their career achievements. James E. Major, dean of the College of Fine Arts serves as emcee for the event.Author(s): No creator set